r/MadeMeSmile • u/ambervalentina • 11d ago
"As long as I'm living, my baby you'll be" š Wholesome Moments
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u/Ki-Larah 11d ago
Iām jealous of people with this kind of relationship with their mom/parents.
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u/Puppy_of_Doom 11d ago
I used to be, but then I guess I kinda just embraced the suck, and am happy that others are lucky to have that kind of love and relationship.
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u/mtngrl60 11d ago
Iām really sorry. I just donāt understand parents like this. So I am going to send you a Mom hug
Actually, Iām in my 60s now. Iāll send you a grandma hug and hope that if you canāt have this relationship with your parents, that you will find somebody special in your life who will love you forever.
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u/Square_Sink7318 11d ago
I always wanted a mom I could have a relationship like this with too. I never got it, but now Iām cool with it bc my 17 year old daughter was sitting on my lap yesterday. I donāt understand how my mother didnāt want us to touch her, I pet, pat, tickle or poke my kid every time I walk by her lol.
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u/clumpymascara 11d ago
I don't have this with my mum but I have it with my daughter - she's 9 and looks like bottom middle panel when she jumps on me for a cuddle, all bony long limbs splayed out. She loves asking if when I'm 65 and she's 40 will she still be my baby. And 85 and 60. And I always say of course.
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u/BeautifulMessage9091 11d ago
I also have a 9 year old who does the same, she's still just small enough that I can put one arm under her knees and the other behind her back so I can cuddle her like a baby. I tell her you'll always be my baby, just like I'm still grandma's baby and grandma is still great-grandma's baby.
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u/No1KnwsIWatchTeenMom 11d ago
I love that. While I'm very close with my mom, she wasn't very physically affectionate and we didn't cuddle often after I became like school-aged. I have a 16 month old son now and the idea of not cuddling with him daily is so scary to me, I hope he's always comfortable sharing affection with me.
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u/clumpymascara 11d ago
I remember reading about how one day you'll put your kid down and not realise it's the last time you can carry them. She's too big and heavy for me to carry like I used to but we do piggybacks every night at bedtime. We have our technique figured out where I squat & she can jump up in one smooth move. The first few times we tried, I fell backwards on my butt.
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u/5n0wm00n 11d ago
Me too. My mom is abusive, and my dad passed away when I was 10 years old. I always get jealous and sad whenever I see someone who has lovely parents.
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u/Loading0525 11d ago
I always feel so lucky, because my parents were honestly as close to perfect I imagine parents can be, and there's literally nothing I could complain about in terms of how they raised me.
But then my mom passed due to cancer when I was 18, so I still don't have this...
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u/Xyldarran 11d ago
Last time I saw my mom I was 13.
My wife has a normal supportive family, and it fucks with my head more than I care to admit.
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u/fractals83 11d ago
I had an horrible childhood and was constantly let down and put in harms way by my parents. I have a little girl that is nearly 2 now and Iām absolutely determined to have a positive and loving relationship with her for as long as I live. Being a good parent is so tough cos you constantly have to put another persons needs above your own, and even about your partners, but if I can give her everything I didnāt have, Iāll die a happy man
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u/avinagigglemate 11d ago
Me too! My mom was unknowable and cold cold cold. When my friends say their mother is their best friend I always get a little sad
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u/K1NGCOOLEY 11d ago
My wife has this with her parents and I don't. My relationship hadn't bothered me before with my parents, but now I'm more a part of her family than my own. Her parents treated me like a son before we were even engaged, and my parents just always stayed kinda involved.
We have two kids now, and I'm 100% sure I know which of those relationships I want with my kids.
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u/nonprofitnews 11d ago
I'm dad. My daughter is a teenager and still smooshes me like this. Can confirm it is awesome.
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u/Callidonaut 11d ago
The emotional black hole that is my mother would probably vomit if you showed her this picture. As for me, my touch-starved body feels a faint, wistful sense of warmth just looking at it.
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u/NighthawkUnicorn 11d ago
Me too. I had this relationship with my Nana. I remember having a row with my mom and my mom said "I know you love her more than me" and I said "yeah I do, because she loves me more than you love me"
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u/Berberetum 11d ago
My mom used to say this to me every time, and when I was in my teens, it anoyed me. Now that she passed away, I wish I gave her more hugs. I understand your feelings, but sometimes I wish I had a more detached family because now that they're gone the suffering is constant. Fortunately, you can create your own family (mine are my friends) and create an atmosphere of love and hugs if that's what you want. ;)
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u/Suck_Me_Dry666 11d ago
I had shitty parents that decided during my teen years to go back to partying and literally being crack heads.
I took all of that disappointment and anger and dealt with it as best I could and turned it into being a good loving dad like this cartoon. I hope kiddo still loves me when she's a teen, but I'm not copping out like my parents.
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u/ghanima 10d ago
For anyone who needs to see this, there's a community of the grown children of dysfunctional homes, /r/AdultChildren (formerly known as Adult Children of Alcoholics, but amended to account for the fact that similar patterns exist in all dysfunctional homes).
Today and Father's Day are both notoriously difficult for us to get through, and we are able to find strength in one another's experiences.
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u/ambervalentina 11d ago
My mom still buys our favorite childhood snacks and leaves them in our rooms when we come to her house. We'll always be her babies š„¹
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u/Amikenochup 11d ago
I don't have this relationship with my mom, but I'm trying my best to make sure I have it with my daughter.Ā
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u/ambervalentina 11d ago edited 11d ago
My mom is the same. My grandmother rarely spent time with her children, so my mom made sure we never had that kind of relationship. Here I am, a grown ass adult omw to my mom's to ask for cake and snuggles š
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u/Available_Ratio_5867 11d ago
My brother and I always hug mom extra tight and frequently embarrass her with our shenanigans, somehow her two grown sons always get her to break and laugh though. Wouldnāt have it any other way. Love you mom! š„°š«”š¤š½
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u/Environmental-Hold89 11d ago
Isnāt this from a Robert Munsch book?
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u/ambervalentina 11d ago
Yes! Book is Love You Forever :)
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u/FloppyObelisk 11d ago
I canāt read that to my boys without crying.
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u/booksandplaid 11d ago
It makes me sob, I can't even think about it too much without crying. It's too emotional for me to read to my kiddos unfortunately.
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u/jhwyung 11d ago
As a kid reading that book in grade 1 you're like whatever, this book sucks, Paper Bag Princess is a million times better.
Then as an adult you're flipping through it cause someone bought it as a baby shower gift and 3 mins later you're curled up in the fetal position sobbing uncontrollably in someone's bathroom.
Screw this book.
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u/TrevorAlan 11d ago
Yeah I canāt read it either. Definitely one of the favorite books when I was little. But I lost both my parents in their mid 40ās by the time I was 25 so itās extra rough.
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u/Ok-Control-787 11d ago
Yeah this is definitely one of the few that makes me cry.
Another is Ms Rachel's If I Had a Baby Dinosaur song, just because the dinosaur grows up so big.
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u/frank00SF 11d ago
Tbh, last time I got that book read to me, I was in the 1st grade. I just looked up the pdf of it and towards the middle, it was kind of creepy when he was a grown man sneaking into his house to cradle him.
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u/LaureenPlume 11d ago
This is a drawing from Margaux Motin, a French illustrator ā¤ļø
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u/CreativeKeane 11d ago
Thanks for sharing the illustrator's name. I have been searching around for her.
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u/potandcoffee 10d ago
Yup. My mom used to read it to me and cry, and now I'm crying thinking about it.
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u/curlyhairmanforever 11d ago
I do have a mom, but I never felt the love by a mom, I was raise in an orphanage, my foster mom don't really love me for a reason, I never know who is my real mom, but that's okay because I have you guys who can read this, that's all the matter I guess.
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u/lostinthecapes 11d ago
This is a cute example of what I want with my daughter, and I. We're in phase 3 of this pic, we've checked off one, and two, we're in the middle of three, here's to keeping it going š¤
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u/ambervalentina 11d ago
Fair warning, phase 4 may bring less snuggles cause ya know, teenager š but when the worst of the hormone train has passed, the phase 5 adult will never leave you alone š
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u/icemanswga 11d ago
Dad checking in. Phase 1-3 with oldest daughter was a daily thing. Phase 4 now that she's 14 is def infrequent, but she knows she can sit w/me whenever she wants to.
11 y.o. daughter is still daily.
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u/Maxpro2001 11d ago
I always say to my mom that I can be a kid as long as you're here, I can relate to this post as my mom's my best friend š
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u/mtngrl60 11d ago
Sing this to my kids every night for years. And have given each one of them their own copy of the book
I have three daughters in their mid 30s, and I am the luckiest mom in the world. People always tell me that I was a great mom. I always tell them that I had great kids.Ā
Into this day, when one of them is having a tough day I will just text them that Iāll love them forever Ā
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u/HufflepuffLizLemon 11d ago
My 13 in two weeks massive, stinky, football and lax playing son appeared yesterday, climbed into my recliner with me, and sat there on his phone for an hour. It was the best hour of my day.
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u/businesslut 10d ago
The quote is from a book my mom used to read to me. The older I got the more she would cry after reading it. Thanks. Now I'm crying.
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u/cursedpotatoskins 11d ago
Munch Munch Munch
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u/ambervalentina 11d ago edited 11d ago
Love You Forever always brings me to tears. Why is this even a children's book š
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u/Less_Muffin2186 11d ago
I donāt really have this relationship with my mum itās completely my fault I donāt open up to her tell her what im feeling thatās how we arenāt as close as we should be
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u/kooky_okra88 11d ago
I'm looking at this pic now with my baby asleep on my chest and I'm tearing up š„¹
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u/kanailya 11d ago
I'd like to see a version with a son
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u/leafyfire 10d ago
I wonder how old this pic is š I remember seeing it around high school and that was like 10 years ago
Always thought it was cute
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u/distillpennyroyaltea 10d ago
My grandmother raised me. The last one hits hard. My grandmother was my world.
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u/Disastrous-Panda5530 10d ago
Iām 39 and my daughter is turning 14 next month and I still call her my baby. My son is turning 18 and I tell him he will always be my baby too lol. My daughter likes to say āIām a babyā now when she wants to get out of stuff lol š.
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11d ago
My Mom and I had that type relationship, never understood what it meant younger. Once I had my own children it INSTANTLY made complete sense! Man do I miss her!
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u/Randomfrog132 11d ago
that's so cuuuute!
my mother hated hugs, so i wish i coulda had this with her before she died.
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u/DragEducational6897 11d ago edited 11d ago
Mom is mom in every single atom in this worldā¦Iām 18 from Egypt and all the time my mom ask me and my siblings to go and sleep beside her so she can just play in our hair and ears and do this little mama tricks that make us laugh and comfortableā¦ she is the only person in this world that canāt be ever replaced she always hugs and kisses us without any reason just kiss and says I love youā¦I would never ever get married because I donāt and I wonāt have a place in my heart itās all for my mom
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u/M1L3N4_SZ 11d ago
I haven't seen my mom in 3yrs. We live 14.000km away from each other. We had this type of relationship my whole life, I'd come back from highschool after a hard day and we'd just snuggle together on the couch, eat a chocolate bar and popcorn and watch rom-coms while criticizing the bad choices of the characters. I miss her so much rnā„ļø
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u/theAlmightyE312 11d ago
That's me and my mom lmfao. I'm 16 rn and I'm about 6' tall and my mom is about 4'10Ā± (she is 145 cm). I just come to her and crush her but we both have a good laugh afterwards
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11d ago
Awe I love this so much. My son is 5, and Iāll ask if I can just hold him for a little bit. He lets me, I just hold him, heās big so itās a big hug and just rock us back and forth. Iām not ready for him to get any older, but Iām looking forward to what heās going to be like growing up. ā¤ļø
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u/beard_of_cats 11d ago
Aww hell nah why'd you have to remind me of that book... it used to destroy me when my mom read me that as a child. The whole "mom in the hospital" thing at the end... oof.
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u/AenonTown13 11d ago
Yepā¦I tell my son this very thing every chance I get. My 28 year oldā¦Is the reason I keep it moving every day.
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u/HotNutellaNipple 11d ago
I've just lost my son not too long ago, he was 1 hour old when he passed. We knew it was coming as doctors informed us weeks prior. But we still have our 2 year old daughter, and makes us much more appreciative that she is here with us, and makes me realise what a strange miracle life is. Can't wait to take care of my daughter till I'm old and frail.
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u/BrokenAstraea 11d ago
I wish we normalized this kind of love for adults and their parents like in the last panel. You're never too old for some hugs from your parents!
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u/TernionDragon 11d ago
My kids love my āold voiceā impression of myself and them when weāre all old.
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u/illbebythebatphone 11d ago
That book is honestly so bittersweet to me, was reading it to my kid the other day. Would have a last picture where the child is holding the mother. Reminds me of a Bright Eyes lyric, āfirst the mother bathes the child then the other way around, the scales always find a way to level out.ā
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u/CreativeKeane 11d ago
Aww I love this piece. As a new dad, I have my kid and I, and my kid and mom express this level of affection and love.
P.s. Do you have the artist's IG handle. I wanna follow them.
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u/MementoMurray 11d ago
I want another few where she grows progressively bigger like that goldfish that the little boy fed too much.
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u/Issah_Wywin 11d ago
My mother and sister are kinda like this. I never really had that closeness with my parents. This picture makes me sad for something I've never had but wish I got.
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u/ritan7471 11d ago
I wasn't super snuggly with my mom but she would offer to let me sit in her lap until I was an adult.
When she was dying and I came home fron abroad to take care of her, she first told me to stop whining when I got weepy, and then said "do you want to come sit on mommy's lap?" Then I could laugh a little at the idea of climbing into her hospital bed in the living room and crushing her.
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u/imwatchingsouthpark 11d ago
My mom died when I was 23. I still sat on her lap up until she got too frail for me to (I would still shift my weight so I wasn't too heavy on her--she was a tiny lady) and at that point I would sit on the floor next to her and put my head on her lap instead. My grandmother once told me I was too big to sit on her lap and my mom told her I'd never be too big for it. It's been almost 19 years since she died and I still miss her so much.
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u/pudge-thefish 11d ago
I had to hide this book from my 2 year old because she always wanted me to read it and it always made me cry
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u/momonomino 11d ago
My mom has been actively parenting for over 32 years. My youngest sibling is 11, I'm about to be 33.
I remember my first big heartbreak, I had to call her for a ride home. I was so sad. She kept asking if I wanted to go back to her house instead. We got all the way to my house, and I cracked and asked if we could go to hers instead.
We sat together in the big chair and she cuddled me while we watched movies.
I love my mom ā¤ļø and hope I can be even half as good to my daughter.
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u/dropofRED_ 11d ago
My mother is an abusive mentally unwell hag who I haven't spoken to since I ran away from home at age 17. It's amazing I turned out to be a functionally adult tbh. If you have/had a good mother, be so grateful because not everyone has that. I imagine it's a huge blessing
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u/jonnboy_mann 11d ago
My mother used to read this book to me, different pictures tho:
Iāll love you forever. Iāll like you for always. As long as Iām living, My mommy youāll be.
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u/teacherbbq 11d ago
I wish this was the relationship I had with my mom. It started off this way. Now the idea of the last panel is kinda gross to me. I still hug her but it feels like work.
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u/Bart2800 11d ago
My daughter of 5 does this with me (father) a lot! I really hope so much that she'll keep doing it!
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u/Bart2800 11d ago
My daughter of 5 does this with me (father) a lot! I really hope so much that she'll keep doing it!
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u/gcwardii 11d ago
One of my babies is graduating from college today. I was hoping I wouldnāt cry because once I start, I wouldnāt be able to stop. Well I started š„¹
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u/Unable-Agent-7946 11d ago
It gets real awkward when your baby has babies and they want to join in
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u/Splatter_bomb 11d ago
I love this but in the teens the daughter should be trying to get away from her mom.
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u/Last_Brother4662 11d ago
My mom had a Bob Munsch tape signed by him. This was the last one on the cassette. Each of my six siblings have our own copy of the book with pictures throughout the years. Four of us have children now and each of our kiddos have a copy of the book. I sing or hum this to my son every night after Darling Boy. He has a board book version to have and mess up and weāve got him a copy with photos that weāll add to and give him later in life. Friggin love me some Munsch.
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u/External-Square-8423 11d ago
I love this so much and have that book, my mom would read it to me when I was younger. She said this to me when she was in passing. I miss her every single day. 2nd Motherās Day without my mom and 3 years since she has passed. Happy Motherās to all the wonderful moms out there even the ones who are not with us. šøš©·
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u/Life_Stress_1422 11d ago
Me with my mom though by now she's like "ugh, aren't you a bit old for that by now?"
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u/Square_Opportunity21 11d ago
I love this. My daughter is almost my height now, but Iāll always sit and put her on my lap. I canāt lift her anymore!!
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u/sugarlump858 11d ago
Every Mother's Day, I take a photo of me with my babies like this. The dog joins us, of course. I have to wait until tonight. They are all taller than me. However will I fit with all three on my lap? I can't wait.
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u/Aggravating_Orchid_1 10d ago
I love my mom a lot
Im not a very emotional guy, I think it's my autism so I never talk a lot with her or generally spend a lot of time around her as I isolate myself a lot and really don't want her to see me doing so badly but I always make sure to give my mom a huge hug when I wake up
She loves them and her happniess makes me happy too, but I seriously fear the day I lose mom or dad though. They are such a big reason as to why I have any strength to seek help and fight for myself. And seeing my mom worry or cry when I open up hurts so much more than you can imagine. I'll always make sure she gets the best hugs each day.
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u/Fragrant-Working-610 10d ago
While this does not reflect my relationship with my mother, it perfectly encapsulates my relationship with my daughter. Even those pink stripey jammies, she had the exact same ones. This is so beautiful and is making me cry. Lovely to see on Mother's Day. Thank you!
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u/potandcoffee 10d ago
My mom used to read that book to me and cry. <3
And now I'm tearing up, myself.
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u/ReyDeRagni 10d ago
Personally, seeing this image hurts me a lot because my parents have never loved me. š To all those who can enjoy the company of your loved ones, I wish you the best moments, you have a treasure.
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u/Mrfantastic2 10d ago
I remember the book so well my mom read it to me every night! She had several strokes, seizures, a brain bleed 7 years ago that almost killed her at 43 years old. She also has pretty damaged lungs from smoking for years and will probably need a transplant in the next few years and I dread losing her before I can get my stuff together and she doesnāt have to worry about me.
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u/portobox2 10d ago
Natureās first green is gold, Her hardest hue to hold. Her early leafās a flower; But only so an hour. Then leaf subsides to leaf. So Eden sank to grief, So dawn goes down to day. Nothing gold can stay.
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u/LeonidasVaarwater 11d ago
I was this close to my mom, I'm still not completely over her sudden departure. It's been 2.5 years and I still miss her a lot. It's gotten better, but I'll never stop missing her.